Chapter 11 A German biochemist in the twentieth century

Comprehensive Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue C, 2000, Pages 563-633

  Decker, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1016/S0069-8032(00)41015-6     Document Type: Article

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